Posted on 09/24/2023 11:43:29 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What's rising above the horizon behind those clouds? It's the Sun. Most sunrises don't look like this, though, because most sunrises don't include the Moon. In the early morning of 2013 May 10, however, from Western Australia, the Moon was between the Earth and the rising Sun. At times, it would be hard for the uninformed to understand what was happening. In an annular eclipse, the Moon is too far from the Earth to block the entire Sun, and at most leaves a ring of fire where sunlight pours out around every edge of the Moon. The featured time-lapse video also recorded the eclipse through the high refraction of the Earth's atmosphere just above the horizon, making the unusual rising Sun and Moon appear also flattened. As the video continues, the Sun continues to rise, while the Sun and Moon begin to separate. The next annular solar eclipse will occur in less than three weeks. On Saturday, October 14, a ring of fire will be visible through clear skies from a thin swath crossing both North and South America.
Video is at link.
Video is at link.
We are truly blessed to have our kakistocracy rulers.
I love astronomical photography. I have an 8” catadioptric telescope, which gives me plenty of magnification to photograph nebulae and most planets. I use a DSLR attached to it to take photos. It is loads of fun
The utter vastness of the universe is mind boggling.
Of course you never know in advance if it's going to be too cloudy to see the sun.
That is WAY cool.
I have a 4 1/2” refractor (hence my screen name) and a couple smaller ones.
I am planning on getting a dslr myself. Photographing the Sun with my cell phone ain’t working out so well.
Am I going to see Johnny Cash in it?
Because he fell in you know.
That was an amazing video. What are the chances that can happen?
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